Memphis Jewish Federation – Jewish Community Partners

Persona Non Grata: Tennessee Film Premiere Tells Untold Holocaust Story

During the chaos of the Second World War, a Japanese diplomat working in Lithuania concocted a desperate plan to save as many Jews as he could, ultimately securing the safety of some 6,000 Jewish refugees. A powerful film depicting this important but lesser-known story will have its Tennessee…

by JCPConnect- September 20, 2018

Arts & Culture, News, People

Through Jewish Community Partners, Jewish Memphis Delivers Smiles to the Most Vulnerable Memphians

When the call was sent to all corners of the Mid-South that Metropolitan Interfaith Association (MIFA) was celebrating a milestone with a campaign to bring different parts of Memphis together to do good on a massive scale, Jewish Memphis went above and beyond to deliver.Jewish Community Partners (JCP…

by JCPConnect- September 14, 2018

Arts & Culture, People

Local Jewish Blues Musician to Headline Federation’s Memphis-Shoham Partnership Projects

Laura Linder, President/CEO of Jewish Community Partners, announced this week an exciting array of projects for 2018-2019 as part of the Memphis Jewish community’s partnership with the city of Shoham, Israel. JCP launched the partnership in 2016 through the Partnership2Gether Peoplehood Platform (P2G), a program of JAFI…

by JCPConnect- August 28, 2018

News

Keeping Houston Afloat, a Year After Harvey

One year ago, on August 25, 2017, Hurricane Harvey barred down on Houston, unloading 19 trillion gallons of water on the city – more than a year’s worth of rain in just five days.The impact on the local Jewish community was devastating. More than 2,000 Jewish households flooded…

by JCPConnect- August 27, 2018

People

Fellowship for Jewish Students Helps Rhodes College Junior Explore Jewish Identity Through Hillel

Hello Memphis Jewish Community! My name is Yanai Almalem. I am a Jewish student lucky enough to be starting my Junior year at Rhodes College this year.In 2016, I was the first student to receive the Jewish Community Fellowship at Rhodes College thanks to Jewish Community Partners (JCP), which…

by JCPConnect- August 23, 2018

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Persona Non Grata: Tennessee Film Premiere Tells Untold Holocaust Story

Through Jewish Community Partners, Jewish Memphis Delivers Smiles to the Most Vulnerable Memphians

Local Jewish Blues Musician to Headline Federation’s Memphis-Shoham Partnership Projects

Keeping Houston Afloat, a Year After Harvey

Fellowship for Jewish Students Helps Rhodes College Junior Explore Jewish Identity Through Hillel